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EPT Disclosure

8th Oct 2008 11:24

RNS Number : 3634F
UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited
08 October 2008
 



 

DEALINGS BY CONNECTEEXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS 

WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS

BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

(Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal trader

UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited

Company dealt in

BHP Billiton Plc

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

0.5 USD ordinary

Date of dealing

7th October 2008

2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2)

Long

Short

Number (%)

Number (%)

(1) Relevant securities 

1,323,261    0.06%

450,530      0.02%

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

-

-

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

-

-

Total

1,323,261    0.06%

450,530      0.02%

 

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:

Long

Short

Number (%)

Number (%)

(1) Relevant securities 

-

-

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

-

-

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

-

-

Total

-

-

 

(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:

Details

N/A

-

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

 

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/Sale

Number of securities

Price per unit (Note 4)

B

5,000

16501

B

250

16501

B

3,050

16501

B

8,000

16503

B

300

16503

B

8,300

16528

B

2,971

16602

B

4,316

16602

B

1,013

16602

B

700

16616

B

190

16616

B

2,000

16616

B

5,410

16616

B

8,300

16664

B

2,714

16726

B

5,586

16727

B

8,000

16741

B

300

16741

B

6,000

16755

B

970

16755

B

700

16755

B

630

16755

B

5,000

16774

B

276

16774

B

3,024

16774

B

540

16776

B

7,760

16776

B

1,417

16789

B

6,500

16789

B

383

16789

B

1,900

16851

B

6,400

16851

B

3,700

16861

B

2,500

16861

B

2,000

16861

B

12

16861

B

88

16861

B

8,300

16862

B

20

16871

B

5,000

16871

B

3,280

16871

B

476

16891

B

7,824

16891

B

2,000

16902

B

1,850

16902

B

1,850

16902

B

2,600

16902

B

3,300

16903

B

5,000

16903

B

3,300

16910

B

5,000

16910

B

70

16919

B

5,000

16919

B

304

16919

B

476

16919

B

1,589

16919

B

861

16919

B

913

16933

B

2,831

16933

B

300

16955

B

8,000

16955

B

8,000

16966

B

300

16966

B

2,407

16993

B

4,893

16993

B

1,000

16993

B

1,000

17018

B

1,800

17018

B

500

17018

B

5,000

17018

B

4,797

17018

B

3,503

17018

B

6,000

17035

B

2,300

17036

B

3,000

17100

B

1,850

17100

B

3,450

17100

B

1,264

17181

B

8,300

17181

B

8,300

17181

B

4,556

17181

B

8,300

17181

B

8,300

17181

B

7,036

17181

B

8,300

17202

B

100

17206

B

8,200

17206

B

1,000

17241

B

1,850

17241

B

3,200

17241

B

1,850

17241

B

400

17241

B

389

17251

B

6,100

17251

B

1,211

17251

B

600

17251

S

15,687

17181

S

12,759

17181

S

16,585

17181

S

60

17181

S

4,909

17181

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Purchases

315,400

Total Sales

50,000

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, 

e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 5)

Number of securities (Note 6)

Price per unit (Note 4)

-

-

-

-

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,

e.g. call option

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)

Exercise

price 

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry 

date

Option money

paid/received per unit (Note 4) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities 

Exercise price per unit (Note 4)

-

-

-

(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)

Nature of transaction (Note 7)

Details

Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4)

-

-

-

4. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

N/A

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO

Date of disclosure

8th October  2008

Contact name

MICHAEL SOLARIN

Telephone number

0027 11 322 7860

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected

BHP BILLITON PLC AND BHP BILLITON LIMITED

Nature of connection (Note 9)

CONNECTED ADVISOR

Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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